Category: Campus & Local

Friends and former staff members of 8th District U.S. Rep. Ed Jones gathered Oct. 4 to pay tribute to the late congressman and honor his induction into the Tennessee Agricultural Hall of Fame. Jones became only the 13th hall of fame member when he was elected in 2011. A dinner was held in the UC… Continue reading UT Junior College grad honored in Hall of Fame

Nov. 1 is going to be the beginning of something big for not just Union City, but West Tennessee as well. One of the largest projects this area has seen will finally be accomplished. Discovery Park of America began with two friends who had an idea back in 2007. The friendship became a partnership when… Continue reading Discovery Park opening set for Nov. 1

The UTM student chapter of the Wildlife Society is a professional organization that knows the importance of preserving the land. The chapter does a variety of things within the community including habitat work. They also have an ongoing project in correlation with Tyson Factory in Union City, Tenn. The group is responsible for the upkeep… Continue reading Wildlife Society helps community preserve land

It’s that time of year again. The seasons are shifting and the air is cooling as students are strapping in for final leg of the semester. With the change in seasons, some students and faculty alike are concerned with how to get their information when severe weather strikes. UTM has an emergency text messaging system… Continue reading Alerting Students: The Importance of UTM’s emergency text messaging system

Students and faculty alike believe they’ve seen an increase in the number of parking tickets issued by the UTM department of Public Safety recently. However, Director Scott Robbins and Captain Ray Coleman say the parking regulations are the same as they have been for a long time. “Our parking regulations were passed on June 28,… Continue reading 24-hour ticketing policy enforced, not new

UTM students and faculty of all majors and community members are invited to take part in a study of fashion and art in some of the world’s most famous museums in the fashion capital of the world through the UTM Paris Travel Study during Spring Break 2014. “Any international travel study gives you a totally… Continue reading UTM students and faculty to study in Paris

This week’s Student Government Association meeting was called to order right on time. Secretary General Allie Avery started the Executive Reports by announcing that office hours will start again next week. Vice President Alex Wilson reported next stating that there would be several pieces of legislation coming through the pipeline in the next few weeks.… Continue reading SGA discusses bookstore plans and library updates

Services have been set for the two men who died in a motorcycle accident south of Martin early Saturday, Oct. 12. The funeral for UTM student Logan Dale Hughes, 23, of Newbern, was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home in Newbern with the burial to follow in… Continue reading Motorcycle crash victims remembered

A UTM student was airlifted to a Nashville hospital earlier today after a one-vehicle accident in Coffee County northeast of Manchester, Tenn. Jacob A. Franklin, 18, a freshman Ag Business major from Manchester, was driving a red 1998 Ford pickup south on Woodbury Highway (Highway 53) when the accident occurred near the intersection of 53… Continue reading UTM student airlifted to Nashville hospital

A UTM student and a well-known community member were killed in a motorcycle accident south of Martin early Saturday morning, Oct. 12. Logan Hughes, 23, a senior Computer Science major from Newbern, and Daniel Fitzgerald, 46, the general manager of the Opera House restaurant in Martin, were riding a 1999 Honda VF7 on Parkers Levee… Continue reading Two killed in motorcycle crash